The story is about an old man who drinks brandy at a clean cafe instead of drinking at a bar. Once the younger waiter and the older waiter closed the cafe up, the older waiter went to a bar to drink. On his way there he kept a conversation with himself. The older waiter says that “it is the light of course but it is necessary that the place be clean and pleasant” (Hemingway 159). This could be referring to a place such as a hospital or Heaven. Hospitals are always clean so that none of their patients get illnesses from going there. Hospitals also usually have a lot of light which makes it seem like a pleasant or good place to be. Heaven can be the same way. When most people think of Heaven, they think of brightness and how clean and pure the people would be in Heaven. The older waiter eventually goes to a bar and asks for a drink. He then comments on how bright it is in the bar but it is unclean. The bartender calls the older waiter crazy. This part of the book shows how the older waiter relates to the old man. Hemingway probably wrote this short story in third person limited omniscient so that he wouldn’t show how the story ended to the
The story is about an old man who drinks brandy at a clean cafe instead of drinking at a bar. Once the younger waiter and the older waiter closed the cafe up, the older waiter went to a bar to drink. On his way there he kept a conversation with himself. The older waiter says that “it is the light of course but it is necessary that the place be clean and pleasant” (Hemingway 159). This could be referring to a place such as a hospital or Heaven. Hospitals are always clean so that none of their patients get illnesses from going there. Hospitals also usually have a lot of light which makes it seem like a pleasant or good place to be. Heaven can be the same way. When most people think of Heaven, they think of brightness and how clean and pure the people would be in Heaven. The older waiter eventually goes to a bar and asks for a drink. He then comments on how bright it is in the bar but it is unclean. The bartender calls the older waiter crazy. This part of the book shows how the older waiter relates to the old man. Hemingway probably wrote this short story in third person limited omniscient so that he wouldn’t show how the story ended to the